The average number of personnel increased by 1.8% to 62,998 employees in 2016. The increase is due to the effect of a full year passing since the merger of ITSC LLC with Gazprom Neft in 2015, changes in the production programme for extractive assets, an expansion in the coverage area of service enterprises as well as restructuring of the Company’s sales assets.

A total of 14,841 employees joined Gazprom Neft in the reporting year, while 14,335 people left the Company. The turnover rate was 15.2% in 2016, a 1% decrease from 2015.

Structure of company personnel by core activity as of 31 december 2016 (people) Source: Company data